I've never entered a My Favorite Things challenge before, but since I just ordered a bunch of new stamps and dies and stencils... I thought I should play along! Not to mention, I've got an ever-growing wish list, so a prize from them would be amazing! ;)

Here's a card that I made for their current color challenge:

I love the Ride The Wave stamp and dies that I ordered! I'm hoping to come up with some great ideas on using them!

I always need birthday cards and I think this one will for a boy or a girl and even grown ups as well!

It's been a busy month, but I did find time to finish up my Kit of the Month from Fun Stampers Journey!

I really enjoyed this kit and I know that I'll be able to use these stamps in more cards in the future. The sentiments are great for many occasions and the bottles could even be dressed up as potion bottles for Halloween! Or filled with hearts for Valentine's Day! Such versatility in this set!

Here are my cards, each of them made following the directions and using the supplies that came with the kit. After each photo, I'll write what supplies I added.

This is all of the cards in the kit. I just love the fun color combos!

For this card, I colored the sand, shell and bottle stopper with Primacolor markers and added a product similar to Journey Glaze (I can't remember what mine is called) to the whole bottle.

This one is also colored with Prismacolor markers. I used the same glaze for the "missing you" tag. I also used some gold spritz to splatter the card. The spritzing wasn't quite dramatic enough for me, so I pulled the spritzer out and used the end of the tube to dab the gold splats.

This bottle isn't completely covered with glaze, but there is an outline to add some dimension. Again, Prismacolor markers for the color and there is a touch of gold splatter here, as well. Love the little metal clip that came in the kit!

This last card has a glazed bottle with Prismacolor markers for coloring. The kit included the little sequins that look like bubbles.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Today I am going to introduce you to something new that I have had a lot of fun playing with!

There is a pretty new stamp company out there called Fun Stampers Journey and my friend Kristy is a Journey Coach bringing ideas and products right to your door (with a little help from our friendly mailman!)

I'm sure you'll find lots of wonderful products and great ideas from this fun company!

One of the fun things I've gotten to play with is their Kit of the Month. When you sign up for the Kit of the Month, you will receive an awesome stamp set and all the paper, ribbon, and embellishments you will need to complete 4 cards. You'll even receive step-by-step instructions on how to complete the cards!

Once you've finished the 4 cards that are included in the kit, you keep the stamp set and use it to create even more beautiful cards, scrapbook pages and ATC's using your own layouts and ideas.

It's really a lot of fun!

Here is the first kit that I received:

February Kit of the Month

from Fun Stampers Journey

"Twinkle Toes"

Aren't these cards just adorable!

The only things I had to add to the kit were ink, markers, adhesive and a touch of glitter! Everything else was right there in the package that arrived on my doorstep!

Here is a close up of each of the 4 cards:

The cardstock included is a dream to stamp on and blends well with my markers.

The kit even included this cute clothespin and the twine, as well!

Each piece of cardstock was already pierced for me, so I didn't have to do all the piercing!

This gorgeous ribbon was included, too and it is very easy to work with!

I really had a lot of fun playing with the Kit of the Month for February and I'm looking forward to seeing what they release for March!

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Hiya! I made a card this morning for a little boy who's turning 7. He's a friend of my son's from school and he was having a party today.

So, a quick card for him just before the party!

His name starts with "R", and I was lucky enough to have this big "R" stamp hiding out in my craft room! I added a few Lawn Fawn Monster Mash cuties and a googley eye to my colorful papers and viola! All done!

Monday, January 12, 2015

Here is an ATC (Artist Trading Card) that I made for my swap group on Facebook - Fun ATC Swappers. The theme for December was "All That Glitters".

I used the "Stitched Stocking" stamp set from Stampin' Up! which I covered with Versamark ink and glitter embossing powder. Add a bit of Holiday Cheer and some bling and baker's twine and it's good to go!

I'd like to enter this ATC into the current color scheme challenge at Wicked Wednesday

I've used a wonderfully fun stamp set from Fun Stampers Journey called "Enjoy Coffee". If you know me, you know I love, love, LOVE coffee and all things coffee related! I have a crazy huge collection of coffee stamps, dies, ribbons, stickers, paper, etc... and whenever I see something new, I have to have it! That was the case with this great stamp set! As soon as I saw it in the catalog, I just knew I had to have it! I've been so impressed with the stamps from Fun Stampers Journey and if you're looking for something new, please go check them out!

**If you are an ATC maker, you MUST go look at the catalog! They have tons of stamps that are sized perfectly and specifically for ATC's! They call them ATS (Artist Trading Stamps) and they are awesome!**

Here's the "Winter" ATC that I made for the swap using the Latte Cup from the stamp set.

I embossed the background paper to add a wintery feel, added the sparkly ribbon and row of fun snowmen which was cut from a stack of Christmas paper that I had. I used a snowflake charm and a sentiment with one of my *many* favorite Christmas song titles. Image is colored with Copics.

Monday, September 22, 2014

Here's an ATC that I made a bit ago and I realized that I never got a chance to share it with you all.

This one was a lot of fun! I made it for a swap and the theme was "Splash". Since it was during the summer, I thought that lots of people would think pools and water and ocean.. well, I wanted to do something different! So, I cut the splash on my Silhouette Cameo and positioned my Stampin' Up! truck so that it was diving into the mud. The Got Mud medallion was also cut on my Silhouette Cameo.

Friday, August 8, 2014

It's been such a long time, I know! But, I'm going to do my best to come back often and share with you again.

To begin with, I'd like to share an ATC that I recently made for a swap that I run on Facebook. If you're an ATC swapper, please leave a comment! I'd love to invite you to join our group on Facebook, we're always looking for new crafters to swap with us!

This card is a special single card that I made, so there isn't another one exactly like it! I made it using leftover pieces that I had from a box card that I made.

Monday, March 17, 2014

I would like to thank you all for the awesome comments you left on my blog during the Meljen's 200th Challenge Hop! You've made me all feel so loved! I know my blog hasn't been very active lately, but your love has inspired me to get back and start posting again very soon! Thank you for that!

I've selected a winner for the Party Time Cat image (with the help of random.org) and that winner is #45:

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Join us as we celebrate this milestone with a very special BLOG HOPand CELEBRATION CHALLENGE where we give you the gift of FREE digital stamps!

Hop through the blogs of our talented Design Team for a chance to win the digital stamp that they used on their project! In order to win, you must leave a comment & your e-mail on their blog posts. ONE friend will be randomly chosen from every DT Member to win the digital stamp that the DT Member used on her project!

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Enter our weekly challenge and leave a comment on the Meljen's Designs blog for a chance to win TWO free digital stamps!

I have created a simple cute card to celebrate a special birthday.

I used one of the awesome pre-colored Meljen's Designs image. This is Party Time Cat - if you win this image, you can choose the colored or non-colored version!

From here, you'll hop on over to visit Denise to see how she is celebrating!